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Encyclopedia > Peng

Peng may refer to:

Peng (surname) (Chinese: 彭; pinyin: péng), a common Chinese surname.
Peng (mythology) (Chinese: 鵬; pinyin: péng), a mythological, Chinese creature.
Peng!, an album by Stereolab.
PEng., a Canadian designation for Professional Engineer
One of several common names for the climbing vine Celastrus paniculatus
Peng was also the second of the three Sacred Words guarded by The Knights who say Ni in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
An English slang term meaning attractive or desirable.

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

Category: Disambiguation å½ PÃ©ng Peng (Chinese: å½; pinyin: PÃ©ng) is a common Chinese family name, ranking 35th most common in 2006. ... Peng (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is the Romanization of the Chinese character for a mythological bird. ... Peng! is the first full length album from Stereolab, originally released in May 1992. ... Professional Engineer is the term for registered or licensed engineers in some countries, including the United States, and Canada who are permitted to offer their professional services directly to the public. ... The Knights who say Ni are a band of knights from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, feared for the manner in which they utter the word ni (pronounced [], just like knee). ... Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1975 film written and performed by the comedy group Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin), and directed by Gilliam and Jones. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

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Penge (572 words)
	Penge is a Celtic word meaning "the hill in the forest" the forest in question being the Great North Wood that covered much of the area to the north of Croydon.
	Until 1809 Penge was little frequented except as a source of firewood or for grazing sheep on the common.
	By 1900 Penge was in reality a suburb of London but administratively it was a mess having connections with Lewisham, Croydon and Camberwell and the newly created London County Council.

Penge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1441 words)
	Penge was once a small town, which was recorded under the name Penceat in a Saxon deed dating from 957.
	Penge was historically in Surrey and formed a detached part of the parish of Battersea.
	The London Government Act 1899 made provision for Penge to be removed from the rural district and form the Penge Urban District of Kent.

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